Old Technology and New Fear
It was recently the anniversary of the Chernobyl reactor disaster. Since then the name Chernobyl has become a key part of our world culture. Here is an interesting story from a man who was in Kiev at the time of the accident.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/04/27/opinion/edserge.php
He also mentions how wet rugs were used in the entrances to hotels and public buildings to help people clean the sloes of their shoes. This was to clean of “the dust.” I’m not to confidant that these rugs helped all that much. However, I must say that it is an interesting repurposing of rugs. It also demonstrates a real fear.